How common is the surname McDaniel?

88,728 people in the United States had the surname McDaniel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,480 Americans. It ranked 352nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDaniel?

Hattie McDaniel, American actress (1893-1952), followed by Mildred McDaniel.

Where is the surname McDaniel most common?

Wikidata records people named McDaniel in the United States.

Is the surname McDaniel getting more or less common?

More common. 86,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 88,728 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname McDaniel

A surname, carried by 88,728 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDaniel is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 88,728 people named McDaniel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,480 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 86,317.

#352

rank among US surnames

88,728

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #323)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#343	Rhodes	90,670	3,405
#344	Shelton	90,517	3,411
#345	Schwartz	90,071	3,428
#346	Norris	89,796	3,438
#347	Jennings	89,700	3,442
#348	Watts	89,649	3,444
#349	Duran	89,401	3,453

Who is named McDaniel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named McDaniel identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDaniels

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893-1952)
Mildred McDaniel
American high jumper (1933–2004)
Xavier McDaniel
American basketball player (born 1963)
James McDaniel
American actor, born 1958
Sam McDaniel
American actor, 1886–1962
Etta McDaniel
American actress (1890-1946)
Wahoo McDaniel
American football player and professional wrestler (1938-2002)
Jonathan McDaniel
American actor, born 1985
Randall McDaniel
All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, Col, born 1964
Lindy McDaniel
American baseball player (1935-2020)
Mike McDaniel
American football coach, born 1983
Bo Diddley
American guitarist (1928–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDaniel

McDaniel has the Soundex code M235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M235.

Questions

How common is the surname McDaniel?: 88,728 people in the United States had the surname McDaniel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,480 Americans. It ranked 352nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDaniel?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named McDaniel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDaniel?: Hattie McDaniel, American actress (1893-1952), followed by Mildred McDaniel.
Where is the surname McDaniel most common?: Wikidata records people named McDaniel in the United States.
Is the surname McDaniel getting more or less common?: More common. 86,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 88,728 in 2010, up 2.8%.